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CN reports third-quarter 2002 financial results Tuesday
MONTREAL, Quebec -- Canadian National issued a press release yesterday reporting third-quarter 2002 net income of $268 million, a 12 per cent increase over adjusted net income (1) of $240 million for the same quarter of 2001. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter...
Prairie drought drags down railroad earnings
OTTAWA -- Canadian National Railway Co. posted a 12% increase in third-quarter earnings yesterday, as last year's acquisition of Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. offset a "catastrophic" decline in grain traffic, the National Post reported. But the Montreal-based...
UP trains derail in Illinois
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- A 137-car northbound Union Pacific train struck a 52-car southbound train and derailed into Valery Roman's back yard at 885 Warrington Rd. in Des Plaines late Monday night near Prairie Lakes Park and Community Center, the Des Plaines Journal...
Hydrochloric acid spills during UP derailment
COAHOMA, Texas -- Authorities kept watch Tuesday night on hydrochloric acid escaping from a derailed tanker car on railroad tracks just east of Coahoma, the Associated Press reported. The material leaked from a tanker car holding 126 tons of the chemical. When...
Amtrak train hits log truck
EVERETT, Wash. -- The city of Everett and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. are working to improve safety at a railroad crossing where a train struck a log truck Monday, the Herald of Everett, Wash., reported. Neither the log truck driver nor anyone on the...
BNSF to introduce remote control trains in Minot, N.D.
MINOT, N.D. -- Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway will soon be using remote-controlled locomotives for its switching operations east of Minot at Gavin Yard, the Minot Daily News reported. BNSF says the remote-controlled trains will improve safety and efficiency,...
BNSF to introduce remote control trains in Minot, N.D.
MINOT, N.D. -- Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway will soon be using remote-controlled locomotives for its switching operations east of Minot at Gavin Yard, the Minot Daily News reported. BNSF says the remote-controlled trains will improve safety and efficiency,...
BNSF to introduce remote control trains in Minot, N.D.
MINOT, N.D. -- Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway will soon be using remote-controlled locomotives for its switching operations east of Minot at Gavin Yard, the Minot Daily News reported. BNSF says the remote-controlled trains will improve safety and efficiency,...
U.S. pilots resisting call to ‘fly remote-control’
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the United States military prepares for a possible mission against Iraq, the Air Force is facing a new challenge, a wire service reported. How to attract -- and satisfy -- pilots who would rather strap themselves into a cockpit and punch holes...
First annual Jersey Central heritage festival set for October 27
NEW YORK -- On Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Liberty State Park will host the 1st annual Jersey Central Railroad Heritage Festival. This festive day of fun will feature live interviews and audience Q&A with veteran railroad train crews who ran the...
